Former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday has been found dead at a property in Battersea, South London.
Police were called to the address shortly before 3:15pm on Friday after the 41-year-old was found unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene, with his next of kin notified.
The Metropolitan Police said the death was unexpected but is not being treated as suspicious. Officers from the Central South Command Unit are investigating, while a report will be prepared for the coroner.
Arday recently stepped down as Cambridge’s Professor of Sociology of Education on August 5, amid allegations of plagiarism. He had been the university’s youngest Black professor.
His resignation came shortly after the university announced an investigation into his appointment and tenure.
The controversy had drawn wider discussion, with Mirror columnist Darren Lewis urging context and sensitivity while acknowledging the need for accountability if wrongdoing was established.
